Grandma Da Bao’s opinion on Su Ran had changed in the last few days and was reluctant to talk about this with Big Mouth Zhang.
“What does that have to do with you whether he’s rich or not?” said Da Bao’s grandmother reluctantly.
“Nothing to do with me, but I’m still curious about it,” said Aunty Zhang with a smile. “I wonder if that’s her new man. No wonder Su Ran had quieted down recently and stopping going to work at those types of places. Now I see. She’s got a rich customer.”
As Aunty Zhang was talking, there was some bitterness in her words.
That man didn’t look half bad. He was good looking and rich. She wondered if he was the boss of a major company. How was that Su Ran so lucky to be able to find herself a man like that?
“Aye, does that man look familiar to you? Do you think he might be one of her old customers? Have you seen him around before?” asked Aunty Zhang as she tugged at Grandma Da Bao again.
“I have never seen him before. I don’t know these things!”
Grandma Da Bao knew exactly what was going through Aunty Zhang’s mind. Whatever she was saying out loud, she was still pondering inside of her.
After all, she was experienced. The way the man looked at Su Ran did not look like he was looking at a friend or acquaintance.
“Hrm. All she has going for her is her look. Didn’t he know what she used to do for a living?” grumbled Aunty Zhang. Then, with a face filled with disgust, she said, “That being said, he must not be a nice guy if he wants to have anything to do with someone like Su Ran. It won’t end well for Su Ran being one of his many women.”
“Have you ever heard the saying ‘if you don’t have anything good to say, don’t say anything’?” said Grandma Da Bao as she gave Aunty Zhang a stare.
“I am only speaking the truth. What do you mean by ‘I have nothing better to say’? Don’t tell me that a man like that is still single or that he was the father of her son.”
***
As Grandma Da Bao and Aunty Zhang were speaking in a low voice, the two persons being discussed did not hear the conversation.
Lu Shao, on the other hand, was not too happy that he was interrupted.
In addition, the way those two older women looked at him and then at Su Ran also made him feel somewhat unhappy.
“Get inside the car,” said Lu Shao as he looked at the stairwell behind Su Ran where residences were getting in and out of.
After a little bit, he added, “Let’s talk about this somewhere else. I will try not to take up too much time of yours.”
“Ugh. Alright?” Nodded Su Ran.
She wasn’t blind. She didn’t fail to notice the curious, gossipy looks on both Grandma Da Bao and Aunty Zhang.
The original owner’s profession was not a secret in this area. She had no idea what type of rumors there would be when others saw Lu Shao there.
Su Ran was a music creator who could coop up at home for 300 days out of a year. Rumors didn’t bother her much. But she still didn’t want to have any sort of misunderstanding.
Lu Shao was, after all, a customer of hers and one of Su Han’s classmate’s parent.
“No need. No need. I can do it myself.” Su Han quickly took a step forward and opened up the car door for herself when she saw that Lu Shao was about to open the car door for her.
Seeing that Su Ran had reflexively avoided him when she got inside of his car, Lu Shao’s look deepened before he, too, got inside of the car.
Every other time that Su Ran had run into Lu Shao, he has always had a driver with him. But he was driving today?
Noticing that, Su Ran was about to ask about it.
When she opened her mouth, she suddenly realized that the atmosphere in the car seemed to be somewhat suffocating?
It was even more awkward than the time he picked her up at Dongshan Mansion when they met for the first time.
What was going on?
With the exception of a few piano music, Su Ran didn’t think she owe this boss anything else?
Feeling a little embarrassed, Su Ran reflexively held onto her little purse tightly. Looking out of the car window, Su Ran’s lips were shut tightly and she pretended that she wasn’t there at all.
“Su…”
“Hah?”
“Is the temperature in the car comfortable?”
“Yes, thank you.”
…..
Then nothing else was exchanged.